1st game | accidental video

[xroyal_bratx]

[His collar must be gold at present.

That is the first thought running through his mind when Gaara awakens. He hears grumbling from Shukaku, and answers back somewhat absently. Once he regains his mental bearings, he realizes the darkness surrounding him. Gaara extends one arm forward to push at the unknown restriction, not expecting his sand powers to work in this state.

Outside of the cocoon, he inspects the room with blatant curiosity. A new F3 location, he instantly assumes. He needs to check in with Sai, his siblings, and his friends, and then figure out what this week’s challenge will entail.

However… the communication device doesn’t seem to be in his possession at the moment. Frowning, Gaara steps out of the room to begin his exploration. His senses are on high alert, in anticipation of monster attacks.]

[ Ishtar brushed off some of the leftovers of the cocoon as she woke up and pushed herself out of it. Sidia rested at hers side unhappily and no one else she knew was here. She tugged at her hair and furrowed her brows. Where was here? Did the Facility vanish again? It’s not another one of those 3rd Facilities right? It can’t be. She just fought with everyone to get rid of them.

What the hell is going on?! ]

[As Gaara is walking down the hallway, he keeps searching for the device, as well as any signs of the other inhabitants. His movement is swift, and after a few dozen strides, he begins calling out in an even, but audible tone.]

Sai. Temari. Kankuro. Ishtar.

...Gaara?

[ Ishtar raised a brow catching sight of red hair that stood out in the room of cocoons. ]

H-Hey….what the hell. GAARA!

[ Ishtar started pacing quickly towards Gaara, and trying to make sure she wasn't delusional when her eyes darted towards Gaara and realized it was Gaara but she might be seeing things. The Facility did that to people! ]

[His head immediately turns toward the source, his breath briefly catching in relief. So they had simply been separated. He will find the others, after ensuring Ishtar’s safety.]

Ishtar.

[Gaara heads toward the princess, his expression soft with concern. She is armed, fortunately.]

Have you been able to locate your communication device?

N-no but this-- it shouldn't be happening, and you--you’re not suppose to be-- GAARA.

[ Ishtar throws her arms around him the minute she realized he was the real thing without even giving him a warning but she did it discreetly so that the shield didn't smack her in the face when she wanted to hug Gaara. ]

…?

[His eyes widen with surprise at the ferocity of her reaction, but because this is Ishtar, he allows her to hold him. He doesn't understand why she seems so worried and upset, when they are already accustomed to this routine. It takes a moment for the Suna ninja to recover, before he slowly lifts his arms, and wraps them around her slender frame.]

Are you all right…?

[ She squeezed him tightly against her form. It was Gaaa, in the flesh and bone. He wasn’t fake and he was still alive. She kept squeezing him, fighting back tears that were welling up in her eyes. It was so saddening when she lost a lot of her friends. To see them again, she was so happy. There were no words to describe how happy she was. ]

Gaara...Gaara...

Gaara
Ishtar

Comments

[Video]

[isadragon]

[Oh no they were still bringing in more people?! This place didn't seem much different from the hotel. It was concerning, especially for someone like Ryuuji.]

Are you two okay?

[They sounded disoriented.]

Are you at the bay? I can come over and help.

[Video]

[xroyal_bratx]

[ Ishtar was rather calm after she spoke Gaara. She doesn't know the person on the screen. ]

We're fine. There are no injuries. I think so. There's a lot of cocoons. Help would be appreciated

[Video]

[isadragon]

[He was relieved to hear that they were okay.]

That's kind of, uh, normal. [I think]

I think that's how people come here, from wherever it was they were before...I'll be there soon!

[Video]

[no_dreams_for_you]

[His voice remains low and indifferent, sounding almost cold.]

We are physically unharmed.

[Mentally, that's another matter. Though, it isn't an issue Gaara would discuss with a complete stranger.]

Are you a native of these lands? [Gaara doesn't remember seeing this man on the network before, back at the facility.]

[Video]

[isadragon]

[Ryuuji found his disposition a little intimidating, but he tried to ignore it because helping them was his main priority]

Nothing like that, not a lot people are I think.

[He's only been here for a few days, so he was uncertain.]

You should have arrived here with a pamphlet. [Ryuuji's showed his through the feed.] And a necklace with some money of this places' currency.

[Ryuuji showed him what those looked like to.]

It doesn't explain much, but it gives you an idea of what's going on.

[Action]

[no_dreams_for_you]

[The sight of Ishtar crying… It alarms him more than he outwardly shows. His expression remains stoic, even as his body starts to tense with worry. Had something happened to Ishtar, the moment she arrived in this new location? The last experiment, right before they left the Facility, had been…

…He can’t remember clearly.

It takes Gaara a few minutes of fumbling before he thinks to tighten the embrace, just a little. He wants to help Ishtar with easing her pain… whatever the source happened to be.]

Ishtar. [He speaks again, in a firmer tone this time.] Have you been injured?

[Action]

[xroyal_bratx]

[ She tightened her grip on him as he stayed here. She didn't release him for another few minutes while he embraced her in return. She finally lets go of him smiled through her tears. ]

No, I'm not. I'm glad to see you Gaara.

[ She replied wiping the tears from her eyes. ]

[Action]

[no_dreams_for_you]

[There are still many emotions that he doesn't understand, but he knows which one tears are derived from. When Ishtar lets go of him, he stays close by, still feeling concerned.]

...I don't understand. [He murmurs quietly, his voice filled with uncertainty.] You are crying. That trait isn't typically associated with happiness.

[At least, not from his personal experience.]

[Action]

[violencefirst]

[Guess who just happens to be walking by...]

Uh... Am I interrupting something here...?

[Action]

[xroyal_bratx]

O-oh no.

[ She replied as she still had a protective grip on Gaara. ]

[Action]

[violencefirst]

[It's times like these that Rose has no idea how to respond to.]

I can only assume that it's been a while since you've seen each other.

[Now if only Lissa would come here... Actually.. No. That would be a terrible idea. It's one thing to make Rose go from Wonderland to this shit hole. It was another if they brought her best friend too. She'd be killing some bitches if that happened.]

[Action]

[no_dreams_for_you]

[Gaara doesn’t recognize this woman. He feels Ishtar clutching tighter onto him, and wonders if she is acquainted with her. Is she dangerous?]

......

[He stares at her impassively, and finally answers.] You are intruding upon our discussion.

[Action]

[violencefirst]

[Glancing at the way he was looking at her, it was clear she was intruding.]

My bad. I'll leave you alone then.

[ Action ]

[headfons]

[He's exploring the area. Believing that checking out the place he awakened in, might help him solve the mystery of how everyone arrived... or something.

And maybe he just wants some time to himself.

Well, if that's the case, he's not getting it. He can hear the voice of someone- a woman...raising her voice?

Goo...? Ra...? ...Ge...?

...Whatever, she's too far away.

Closing the distance, he finds himself back at the caverns. He spots a woman clinging to a person with red hair.]

Oh, uh...sorry, I didn't mean to...er...

[Well, ...this is awkward.]

[ Action ]

[no_dreams_for_you]

[The sound of footsteps doesn’t escape his scrutiny, even with the tense situation at hand. Gaara turns his head to investigate, and is oblivious to the stranger’s embarrassment. He doesn’t know the reason for his stammering.

While still holding onto the princess, Gaara doesn’t hesitate to address him in a cool, authoritative tone.]

State your business.

[ Action ]

[headfons]

[He blinks lightly, but otherwise appears completely calm. Well, it's not the first time he's been addressed that way...]

Actually, I was just looking around. [He looks downward and scratches at the back of his head, a serious expression appearing on his face.] I was hoping I'd find a clue about why people are just suddenly waking up here.

[Oh...

Looking back to the two strangers, his arm lowers to his side.]

I'm Luke. What are your names?

[ Action ]

[xroyal_bratx]

It's fine, don't worry about i-- Luke?"

[ She mused with a wide eyed stare at the redhead's way. She only spoke to him maybe once or twice but that hair and eyes weren't really common. She only knew one other person that was like him but he had longer hair and scarier looking green eyes. ]

Sorry, you had to see something embarrassing.

[ She replied giving him a half smile. She had long let go of Gaara but the situation wasn't any less awkward. ]

[Action]

[tessenjounin]

[Temari woke up from her slumber a few moments before Ishtar and Gaara had woken up. Her head felt dizzy as if she had slept for days or weeks. Everything was hazy but she tried to examine the immediate surroundings and the soft padding of the cocoon-like structure which she was sleeping on. This did not look like Sunagakure. Neither could she see any of their comrades nor her family. There was no sign of immediate threat which disturbed her even more.

Upon sitting up, she found a box which fell on her lap from her chest. She had examined its contents fully and read through the pamphlet quickly. It said nothing about Sunagakure, Konohagakure or any of the hidden villages. It had nothing about her world. For a few moments, she was confused but allowed herself to believe what the pamphlet said even for just a moment - but she will still be wary of her surroundings. She placed the strange necklace around her neck after a few moments of debating its safety, propped the walkie-talkie on her belt and store the currency in between her ninja suit and black kimono. She stood up and made sure to keep her metallic fan fixed on her back. Temari walked above the water with ease and quickly found herself upon one of the archways leading out of the bay.

Soon, she found herself distracted by a magazine stand found on the archway. It said "Read Me". She examined the surroundings thoroughly and monitored any jutsu that could have possibly been installed around her immediate surroundings - there was none. So she allowed herself to read one of the fliers.

While doing so, she heard a faint voice back where she came from. It was a short distance from where she was and the voice was oddly familiar. He must have also been brought here. It made sense after all. He was the last person she was with. At least as far as she remembered.

She immediately dashed towards the location of the voice. Hastily examining the dark cavern.]

Gaara..!?

[Soon her eyes were able to adapt properly to the dim lights illuminating the bay. His light auburn hair was the first thing to fall into her gaze.]

Gaara!

[She repeated. No longer unsure. She didn't have a smile on her face, but her tone was more than enough to express how relieved she was. Gaara was safe. He looked well enough to stand.]

[Action]

[xroyal_bratx]

[ She remembers who that girl is and she doesn't seem to back away from Gaara when she hears the girl's voice. Temari. She only spoke to the girl like twice but Ishtar never had a good impression of her because of how Gaara was. Not to say he badmouthed his siblings, but he seemed to lack that sibling relationship he was supposed to have with them. She understood to some extent but family was still family.

She valued that dearly. Ishtar pulled Gaara closer to her as she narrowed her eyes at Temari. She was relieved at the girl but she didn't know how Gaara would respond to this. ]

Temari.

[ Her tone was rather calm, but she was clearly a bit more protective of Gaara than she should be. Maybe it was because she was fresh from a warzone. ]

[Video]

[virgochains]

[She's rather close to the camera again, it just seems so odd that there aren't any magic seals inside the darn thing... But after a moment she pulls away. If it wasn't on, oh well.]

Welcome to Genessia.

[Video]

[no_dreams_for_you]

......

[For a full minute, Gaara isn't sure how to respond. He wants to acquire information right away, but would it be rude to make such demands?]

Thank you. [Hopefully, that is a proper response.] How long have you resided in this world?

[Video]

[xroyal_bratx]

Ah-- so I've been told. who are you?

[ACTION]

[pillar_of_strength]

[Sometime after the video is posted, this guy is wandering up. He's really just out for a walk, and hasn't checked the device in a while.

So it's completely unexpected when he spots the two in the cavern.]

Huh? [Frowning slightly, he asks-] You two okay?

[ACTION]

[no_dreams_for_you]

[It's obvious that Gaara doesn't appreciate the sudden interruption, but he manages to mask his annoyance. There will be time for him and Ishtar to talk, when they are in a more secure setting.

With clear reluctance, he moves back from Ishtar, though he still lingers close by.] We are physically unharmed.

[Gaara doesn't recognize him either, and asks outright.] Who are you?

[ACTION]

[xroyal_bratx]

[ There's more people. She takes a breath before speaking to him. ]

Ah... yeah I think we are.